Faculty & Staff Federation of Community College of Philadelphia: full-time faculty, part-time faculty & classified staff union serving the most Philadelphians
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Faculty & Staff Community College of Philadelphia retweeted
In the new Congress, we must absolutely stop the immediate harms of this admin. But we were elected to enact change, not return to the status quo. People were struggling before Trump.
We must govern with people-centered policies. Working people entrusted us to change the conditions that brought us here in the first place, not restore them.
Faculty & Staff Community College of Philadelphia retweeted
Can we properly fund higher education in PA. It's pathetic that going out of state is similar cost to in state tuition for Pennsylvania's sons and daughters.
Faculty & Staff Community College of Philadelphia retweeted
All that wealth being generated in the stock market? It was built on the backs of working people. We deserve to afford rent, buy groceries, see a doctor, raise a family and retire without fear. That's not asking too much. It's the bare minimum in the world's richest country.
Faculty & Staff Community College of Philadelphia retweeted
Alright Pennsylvania, fully fund public higher education.
Everyone knows it’s embarrassing, overdue. Hurting students and families and the PA economy. Everyone knows we need #affordablecollegenow
All 15 community colleges in PA haven’t been fully funded since the 1980s.
Faculty & Staff Community College of Philadelphia retweeted
Every single data center is getting converted into a community college tomorrow
Faculty & Staff Community College of Philadelphia retweeted
ICE arrested a 56-year old green card holder, i.e. a lawful permanent resident, and detained him in the Rio Grande Processing Center, where he died. texastribune.org/2026/10/19/…
Faculty & Staff Community College of Philadelphia retweeted
BREAKING: Allegheny County passes a 12-week parental leave for employers with 15 or more workers. PA does not have any statewide parental leave rules and Allegheny County will become the first county in the state to have one. axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2…
Faculty & Staff Community College of Philadelphia retweeted
Something to note here: the plan for Treasury to hire private debt collectors to go after student debt would probably be very illegal. The federal government cannot prove many of these debts as legally permissible or collectible. We need lawsuits filed quick.
Trump aides are preparing to impose financial penalties on millions of Americans in default on their federal student loans next year
The plans are unlikely to be announced before the midterm elections, according to this report
washingtonsun.com/economy/tr…
Faculty & Staff Community College of Philadelphia retweeted
At MIT, an alliance between property service workers and graduate students shows the power of wall-to-wall organizing for living wages and workers’ rights against a shared, well-resourced management. Read more: tinyurl.com/MITWorkersUnite @MITGradUnion @32BJSEIU @MIT @ueunion @SEIU
ALT Blue-collar and graduate workers marching through a building holding 32BJ SEIU signs to protest MIT’s refusal to provide a living wage, photo from 32BJ. "New from the HELU Blog: Blue-Collar and Grad Workers Unite While MIT Refuses Both a Living Wage"
Faculty & Staff Community College of Philadelphia retweeted
Loan Servicer: "Your monthly student loan payment is $520."
You: "Great. I’ve paid $520 every single month for 7 years straight. $43,680 total."
Loan Servicer: "Correct."
You: "So my initial $38,000 principal is paid off, right?"
Loan Servicer: "No, your balance is currently $41,500 due to accumulated interest and capitalization."
You: "I paid almost $44,000 on a $38,000 loan and I owe MORE than when I started?"
Loan Servicer: "You paid the interest required to keep your account current. The principal was never fully covered."
You: "Can I declare bankruptcy like a failed corporation?"
Loan Servicer: "No. Federal law makes student loans exceptionally difficult to discharge."
You didn't take out an education loan.
You signed a lifetime garnishment agreement designed to collect interest for years without making a meaningful dent in the balance.
Faculty & Staff Community College of Philadelphia retweeted
The U.S. has lost more than 24,000 hospital beds over the past 15 years.
At the same time, the population has grown by more than 30 million people.
And it’s not just a rural problem: rural and urban hospitals closed at the same rate, per Bloomerg.
Faculty & Staff Community College of Philadelphia retweeted
25 kids in one Texas courtroom. 15 with no lawyer. The youngest was 3.
One of them, 13-year-old Angel, broke down crying: "I have no one. I have nothing."
And it's happening to kids in immigration courts across the country. It's evil.
cnn.com/2026/09/28/politics/…
Faculty & Staff Community College of Philadelphia retweeted
Call me crazy but traditionally low paying work--education, social work, clergy, and the arts --is often the most valuable and most deserving of public support.
Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/NmmAzhf
Faculty & Staff Community College of Philadelphia retweeted
Workers, students, and community members came together today in Harrisburg, PA to demand AFFORDABLE COLLEGE NOW!
@apscuf
ALT Supporters and students rally on the Pennsylvania State Capitol steps for affordable public higher education, holding signs and chanting; bold headline reads "AFFORDABLE COLLEGE NOW!" with event info: Harrisburg, PA — Sept. 28, 2026.
Faculty & Staff Community College of Philadelphia retweeted
This happened bc the museum sold ownership to Drexel University, and the higher ups decided to stop funding it despite having PLENTY of money. Do not trust outside corps please hold things precious to you closely.
Faculty & Staff Community College of Philadelphia retweeted
Working people are sick and tired of this cost-of-living crisis. Rent, gas, groceries, utilities—you name it—are all skyrocketing. Let’s get out to vote and win this election for working people! BetterInAUnion.org/vote
